Nonvolant
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Incapable of flight. not-comparable
"Given this ability for long-distance oceanic dispersal, giant tortoises must have been often among the first large, non-volant vertebrates to colonize islands."
Antonyms
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More examples"Given this ability for long-distance oceanic dispersal, giant tortoises must have been often among the first large, non-volant vertebrates to colonize islands."
Etymology
From non- + volant.